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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 2006

Page

2

Rescue on smokestack as power plant fire rages

Three men trapped 1000 feet up a smokestack at Kammer-Mitchell plant survived a dramatic helicopter rescue near Moundsville West Virginia. Two released from hospital, one missing presumed dead, investigators review cause while workers were evacuated.

Baltimore Maryland Alex Kelly Larry Levasseur West Virginia Pittsburgh Kelly Levasseur Maryland State Police Moundsville Wva Dave Cooper Cooper American Electric Power Kammer-Mitchell Carmen Pratt-Miller Pullman Power LLC Kansas City Pratt-Miller Marshall County John Gruzinskas Jay McDonald Kanab Utah David Earley New Matamoras Ohio Timothy Wells New Martinsville W.va Gruzinskas Wells Melody Wells Miracle David Cooper Cumberland Fire Department Buzz Davis Steve Gregg Greater Cumberland Regional Wiley Ford

Channel One study shows ads outshine news for many students

A Pediatrics report finds seventh and eighth graders recall more ads than news on Channel One, the 12 minute school program seen in 12,000 U S schools. Students say they buy advertised teen products, while critics warn free equipment creates an advertiser funded captive audience.

Curiaco Channel One U.S Primedia Erica Austin Washington State University Pediatrics Judy Harris Harris Sudan Associated Press Washington State Department of Education Wyner

Elite universities seek transfer students from community colleges

A group of five private colleges and three public flagship universities will admit about 1,100 transfer students from low to moderate income families over four years. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation will add about $7 million for support programs while campuses spend over $20 million. Cal and Mount Holyoke expand feeder ties. UNC Chapel Hill and Bucknell plan to raise transfer slots from community colleges, aiming for broader access without sacrificing campus quality.

Michigan California North Carolina Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Amherst Mount Holyoke Bucknell Cornell University of Southern California UC Berkeley Harvard Joshua Wyner The Cooke Foundation Cal Massachusetts Holyoke Community College UNC Chapel Hill Stephen Farmer Carolina Kurt Thiede Thiede

Trees grafted together at limbs near Hy Vee store

Lawrence residents including John Ross describe discovering two trees that have grown as one, with a bulging joint that may indicate tree cancer or insect damage. Researchers, like Terwilliger, note the union likely formed when a branch grafted to a neighboring tree, exchanging fluids to survive. The exact species remains unclear without leaf inspection.

Terwilliger John Ross Lawrence Spring Hill Drive Sixth St Ross

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